Folding cot



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Filed Dec. 13. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. A

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B. B. DUDLEY FOLDING COT Filed Dec. 13 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

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yet when set up is capable of providing a comfortable cot for sleeping purposes.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a cot of the character described which is simple in construction, cheap to produce, and capable of being conveniently folded into a compact bundle, and likewise capable of being conveniently set up when the saine is to be used.

The invention possesses further features and objects which will appear as the description now proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an end view of the cot set up; Figure 2 is a plan view of the cot set up; Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the cot set up; Figure 4 is a side view of the frame of the cot as folded; Figure 5 is an end view of the cot as folded, and Figure 6 is a view in elevation of the frame as enveloped by the canvas mattress, and ready to be transported as a bundle.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, attention is first directed to Figures 1 to 3 inclusive, which show the cot set up and as embodying in its construction side bars (l), with their ends hingedly connected as at (2) and (2) to end bars with the end bars carrying legs adjacent their ends and connected to the bars through the medium of slots (5) in the legs made to receive pins (6) on the bars so that the legs may be slid upwardly, (see Figure l) to slide the pins (6) in the slots when the wing nuts (7) are released so that the legs can be both adjusted as to height and also swung inwardly to lie parallel with the end bars, with the ends of the legs in confronting relation, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 and in full lines 'in Figure 5. This takes Application filed December 13, 1921. Serial No. 522,079.

care of the folded position of the -legs so that they may be Inoved out ofthe way when the cot is folded, and to enable the frame to be made up into a relatively small and compact bundle for transporting I propose to hinge the side bars (l) intermediate their ends, as at (8), with a pin and slot hinge as shown in Figure 8, so that the bars (l) may be folded upon themselves as shown in Figure 4C with the end bars lying parallel to one another.

The hinge at the point (8) preferably comprises a pin (9) which is adapted to work in a U-shaped slot (10) so as to effect a hinge action. After the legs have been folded parallel to the end bars (3) with their ends in confronting relation and the side bars (l) are folded upon themselves, the hinges (2) are relied upon to enable one of the folded side bars to be folded inwardly parallel to the end bars (3). Then the other side bar, which is connected by the hinge (2) is folded inwardly across and parallel with the first named folded side bar, and the hinge (2') is set further from the end bars (3) than the hinge (2) so as to leave a space to accommodate the thickness of the first named folded side bar, as best shown in Figure 4.

From this it will be seen that the fiame may be folded into an unusually compact and relatively small bundle.

Then the cot is set up the canvas sheet (A) is used as a mattress, with rods (B) sewed in its respective ends and carrying eyes (C) for attaching one end of the coil springs (D), the opposite ends of the springs being connected in eyes in the transverse rod F), which in turn is connected by hooks and eyes (H) to one of the end bars (3). The opposite end of the canvas sheet, instead of using the hooks and eyes and (H), is preferably tied to the end bar at this end of the cot by a cord, rope or the like (I), so that the tension of the sheet may be made as taut as desired and at the same time enable the same to be readily disconnected. `When the cot has been folded, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the canvas sheet may be used as a roll, and in order to have a sufficient length of canvas, instead of terminating the sheet at the rods (B) the same is left with flaps (A), shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. These flaps come in useful when the cot is los set up as they may be thrown over the springs (D) and the other parts at the ends of the cot, asalso shown in Figure 3'.

The cords or the like (I), (see Figure 2) may be also used ,to tie the bundle up `es best shown in Figure 6.

I claim:

A folding cot of the character described having 'a rectangular frame including a pair of side bars,. a central joint on each side bar for folding the freine to halfits length, said joint comprising two channell plates each embracing respectively the top and both sides of one of the side bars and se'- cured to the bar et one side of the; joint, and 15 freine to ineke the pin follow the slot from 20` one leg of the U to the other, and the channels eooperztting with the side bars to lock them rigidly in all directions against bending at the joint When the cot frame is unfolded. 4

BENJAMIN B. DUDLEY. 

